Archive for February, 2009
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
No work this weekend
On top of everything else, it’s raining. And there’s NASCAR on. I think folks are gathering tomorrow to prep the car for the Mint 400.
Here’s a shot of Bob & Richard from the Battle at Primm courtesy of Trackside Photo. I’ll be ordering one of these.
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Friday, February 20th, 2009
Desert Dingo Racing featured in RaceDrive TV’s “99 Auto Racing Twitter Accounts to Follow”
The headline says it all. I didn’t realize there were that many racing enthusiasts using Twitter until RaceDrive TV compiled them. We’re in good company.
In other news, the team has decided to race the famous Mint 400 at the end of March. I’m going to have to re-read Hunter S. Thompson’s “Fear and Loathing in [...]
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Friday, February 20th, 2009
Battle of Primm in video
We’re back in the pack there somewhere. I think this video is best if you hum the theme song for “Benny Hill” while watching it.
And here’s a shot of us getting cut off by some guy not using his turn signals.
Wait…let’s see that from another angle…
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Monday, February 16th, 2009
The Battle at Primm in photos
Bob and Richard in the car…
Shawn’s better half, Lauren, took got some great shots from this weekend’s Battle at Primm. Folks are loading more photos and video and we should have more soon. Lauren also volunteered her Scion for parts duty.
Some photos from this weekend…
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Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Knocked out with a broken tie rod
1107 just before the second race.
Word from A.J. that we broke a tie rod. Car is back in the pits and otherwise fine. Team is already working on a solution.
A.J. uploading photos now…wait…they’re up.
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Saturday, February 14th, 2009
First shots from Battle at Primm
Only one flat and one blown shock, and a bent tie rod and a loose steering box…
Not sure whether it’s official, but it appears that we finished fifth out of 19 Stock VWs in the first of two races at Battle at Primm. We’ve got plenty of spare tires and Eric Solorzano is loaning us [...]
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Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Battle at Primm…first race today
Like a herd of turtles…Class 11 mass start, Primm 2007
Team is up and prepping for the first race of this weekend’s Battle at Primm. Got a call from Seth saying they couldn’t find the Sunoco fuel truck. Luckily I had a cell number in our Baja 1000 binder. One call later and arrangements were [...]
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Friday, February 13th, 2009
Ready for the Battle at Primm
Trailered for Primm
Final work on the car Thursday included mounting springs to hold the pumper hoses and moving the pumper switch from the unit (behind the co-driver) to the dashboard. Creech and Bob, towing the soon-to-be-rebadged 1107, should have arrived at Primm sometime around 2 a.m. Everyone else is headed out today.
I’ll be providing [...]
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
Ok, we’ve had better weekends
Bob vs. the engine
This weekend belonged to Bob, Creech, and Shawn. The whole weekend.
They installed the rebuilt transmission from Bradford Racing in Prunedale. On Saturday they drove nearly two hours to Hollister Hills SVRA for a shakedown test. The video says it all. Drive a couple hundred yards, stop. Check the transmission. Drive another couple [...]
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009
The story so far…
Dave Dixon, who grooved our tires and has an alcohol-fueled dune buggy.
The goal was to do a shakedown cruise at Hollister Hills today in prep for the Battle at Primm outside Vegas next weekend.
It didn’t quite work out that way.
Bob and Richard made one run and couldn’t keep the car in second gear. They [...]
